Justice for Baron: Woman raises money for mutilated dog

Baron, a rottweiler mix found in Detroit last month with his ears and nose cut off , will be worked on by MSU faculty members Bryden Stanley and Maria Podsiedlik.(Photo11: Courtesy / Michigan Humane Society)

Leslye Galperin Golding could not turn away when she saw the photograph of Baron, a stray dog who was discovered wandering the streets of Detroit with part of his nose and ears chopped off.

“I’m a 35-year volunteer for the Michigan Humane Society and I’ve seen lots of abuse over the years,” said Golding, a Birmingham resident. “I’ve seen dogs with their chain still embedded in their neck … but I’ve never seen anything like this.”

Hoping to help catch the person responsible for mutilating the dog, Golding started a Go Fund Me page called Justice for Baron. In a matter of days, she’s managed to raise over $6,000 in reward money.

“Someone must know who committed this horrific and sadistic act on a poor, defenseless dog,” she said. “This was torture and somebody should have to pay for it.”

Pet owners Claudia Drilich and Linda Schlesinger-Wagner, both of West Bloomfield, donated to the page.

“I was devastated that someone could actually harm an animal like that,” Drilich said. “What kind of monster could do such a thing?”

Wagner has five King Charles rescue dogs at home. Four of them join her at work.

"I am so sad for our world, that sick people could do such a horrible crime against an innocent animal," she said. "I"ll do anything I can to get behind finding the person or persons behind this cruel act."